St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
NICHOLAS.
Loyal Lafourche - Mass Meeting at
Lockport,
And the Generous Outp0uring Of
the People.
A Pretended Candidate for Governor
Shown Up.
Mr. George Theard, Hon. Don Gallery,
NJ. 1. GentiI, Governor Nichols
and MIR. O'SuIIivan Adj
dress the Assembled
Multitude.

and Mr.. O'sullivan Ad-
dress the Assembled
Multitude.
LOCkPORT. Lafourche, La, Sept. 23-tSpe
cial. THE Nichols party left Thloodau;
early Friday morning on route for Lochport
Lafourche parish, and twenty-five mile
distant. OF the party were Governo
Nichols. Mr.. Gentil, Mr. George Theard
Mr.. Don Gallery, Messrs Z. a. Sullivan, Wal
ter Guion, Lewis Gulon. W. f. Howell, Jas
Beary, Leon TrosclaIr and Edward BadeauX
The journey occupied about six hours
owing to the breaking down of one OF the
vehicles.
For tho information OF those read
ers who believe in omens ii should be
stated that the carriage 10 which the accl
dent happened was not that bearing GOV
ernor Nichols
On the way stop was made at the resi-
dence Of Rev. Father Nigroux, or st. Mary's
church, one of the most energetic priests IL
this section, whose church stands as spen
did monument 10 his zeal and energy. He
entertained his visitors with generous hos
pltality. The thanks OF the travellers are due
to Mr.. Joe Molaison, who Courteousy placed
vehicle at the service OF the party. The
visitors were received and comfortably &C
commodated at the house of Mr.. Ferdinand
Barrilleaux.
IN THE EVENING
Nichols meeting was held and was at
tended by from 800 to 400 persons, including
about so ladies. The meeting was preceded
by spirited cheering for Governor Nichols
by delegation from the other side OF the
bayou. marshaled by Mr.. G. S. Mathews,
prominent sugar planter Of the Raceland
n q
to order, and requested
DIR. 7. P. CAILLoUET
to take the chair.
The following were the vice presidents
announced:
VicGor Laroussi. Charles 8. Matthews, Jos.
lutte, DR.. John s. IhibauU, P. q. AlIeman,
Ferdinand Barrilleaux, Lucien Guidry. Wal
lace Price, Amadie Lejeune, DR.. 7. Z. Melan-
con, DR.. NJ. c. Melancon, jos. LlamDlds,
Ulyese Ledet, ThOs. Barker, Max. Bourg,
Cbas. Leblanc, Alfred Aleman, o. Lepene,
B. Leblanc, s. Bourg, c. Bourg, A. Leblanc,
E. Miguel, ". Hunter, ". ". Hunter, Jr.,
2. r. Hunter. O. Lejeune, H. Greve. NJ.
Bourg, Ben. Walker, Napoleon Bourgeois,
e. P. Bernard, John Lyall, jackson Bour-
gois.
secretaries-Jas. Tuite, Angel Gondolfo.
MR.. GEORGE THEARD
~ of New Orleans addressed the audience in
French. He expressed bis pleasure in see
ing such large assemblage convened in
1pite OF the heat, and paid compliment 10
the patriotism OF the people. The Demo-
tratlc party. he declared, was in danger
rom the faction which assumed TO rule it,
AND to reserve to themselves also the pow
era Of government. The people, he con-
fended, should choose for governor repre-
eentatiye mana man vino would NOT be
sontrolled by rings or cliques. He ar
Hgned the McEnery administration for
= s personallsm and it's desire OF self per-
aples.
he charged that Governor McEnery had
W sustained the dignity Of his Office in as.
IA mlng to third term, and that, in fact, he
- controlled by power behind The
E1sene- He next turned his attention to
. :. clay Knobloch who, he had heard upon
g1lll &c Lafourche, was a candidate for
n Referring TO the attempt to Sc
7 nmutatlon OF sentence for the Ford
b. he spoke OF Governor knoblochs
Ihe only member OF the board of
fho had recommended the commu-
Hon to Mr.. Knobloch's candidacy,
I'D his hearers that under the pre-
running for governor himself, 1t was
ID only TO secure votes for Governor
Dry, Mr.. Theard then spoKe OF Gov
Nichols candidacy, of his superb
ter, distinguished career and great
n Is to the state. Mr. Theard made an
tsllBht address and was warmly ap-
aided, creating genuine enthusiasm
s1R. DON CAFFERY
INST Mary spoke in English.
Ehe gentleman, always happy in his re-
marks, had hearty welcome at the hands |
Of the audience. Making passing allusi0n
toAhe candidacy of Mr.. Knobloch, he said ;
"Yoa may call rose by another name, It
smells as sweet. You may call Clay Knob |
bloch by any other name, but he smells of |
McEneEy." The speaker in the course of his |
address painted humorous picture OF the !
d. MooreR and ridiculed the claims set up |
; for the LEI Zee governor.
The sp*hker, in concluding, advocated |
lust upr@ INT and honest politics, and the |
doing awsy of the popular methods with |
their chicanery and systems of combina-
lions. He held up the character OF General
Nichols as that Of a gallant soldier and wise
and honest statesman, ana man who
should be placed again in the executive chair.
He reiterated what MIR. Theard had said
thatyotes cast for KnoblOch were SO many
votes thrown away, Tor If he was really run
ming he had no chance of election, and II
he was only a pretended candidate it was an |
nInworthy course on his part.
MR.. j. GEETIL
M az James delivered fine address in
Erench, which he styled the language of
freemen, of justice, the language of those TO
whom ne spoke. He discussed the candi- |
dacies of the several persons who have been
mentioned in connection with the governor
ship, and commended that the only true can
didate, the choice Of the people, was Gov
erncr Nichols. He pointed out the distlnc-
ton between true Democracy and the rule
of q partisan and proseriptive body of office
holders, and MADE an eloquent appeal in be-
half OF Governor Nichols.
GENERAL NICHOLS
upon being presented to the audience was
received with a general demonstration of
applause. He thanked the assemblage for
his cordial reception and proceeded to ex-
plain the reasons which had caused him to
become . candidate and described the dan
gers which threatened the Democratic party |
He was listened 10 with great attention and |
warmly applauded. number of bouquets |
were presented to him by the ladies'.
MR. o'sULLWAN
NJ Thibodsaux made a stirring address.
Dniehy on local topics. He claimed that Mr. |
H&noblGch was making 'still hunt" for the |
RoE6fnorship. He refuted the insinuations
n&avately made that Governor Nichols was
afnti-Creo and ant1-Catholic, and showed |
BY his appointments that he had been the |
1#iend oil Creoles and Catholics.
$He thanked the people for the SUPPORT
Jhey had given him (Ghe speaker) in the
parish by electing him TO office. He was no
longer candidate, and was the only ona of
ChA Offlee-holders of Thlbodaux who dIo
not Heclare for Knobloch. None dared to AT
tend the Nichols meeting In Tbibodaux be-
eausk1hey had been told not to come, He
discussed the candidacy OF Mr.. Knobloch
and exhibited the true inwardness of his
contest.
Aftbr this address Mr.. O'sullivan offered
resolutions indorsing the candidacy of
Goyernor Nichols, and pledging support To
hiuA which were adopted.
gsna meeting was then dismissed
The Nichols party leave for Houma early
ir the morning.
TRUE AND TRUSTY TERREBONNE.